buffet
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Not because of lost life savings on the slot machines or undercooked food at the buffet, but because England fell to a record 90-4 defeat by Australia at the Allegiant Stadium in Nevada.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
He went on to describe what was essentially just a buffet, albeit one with uncommonly excellent seafood, all hauled from chilly waters nearby and eaten at communal tables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
So we plan to cater a barbecue buffet from Palmetto Pig, one of our favorite restaurants, instead.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
A buffet of bite-size videos: TikTok is awash in vertical dramas, a new form of entertainment intended to be watched exclusively on your phone.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
Beatrice too was surrounded, and Giles had led a team of stragglers to the buffet table in the drawing-room.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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Those resorts were once synonymous with the most generic budget vacations — packed buffets, weak drinks, brightly colored beachfront hotels that vacationers never leave — observed Bernstein analysts in a note on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
"I still do buffets and things for players and long-standing fans. We have a game tonight, and I'm making the sandwiches now."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Labor costs are lower, with self-service buffets needing fewer servers than a traditional restaurant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Oysters are a staple of brunch menus and seafood buffets across Australia, with local varieties famed for their rich, creamy flavour.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sand buffets my face, biting at my skin before solidifying into another creature.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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Like other airlines, TAP has been buffeted by soaring jet fuel costs from the war in the Middle East.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Treasury yields, which rise when bond prices fall, were buffeted by conflicting forces on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
If bouts of rain wasn't enough, parts of southern England and Wales will be buffeted by strong winds at times too.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The group's performance reflects the roller coaster ride by cocoa prices over the past five years when it has been buffeted by wars, poor harvests and economic worries in key markets.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
We plodded up the road, bent steeply, buffeted by winds.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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The squarish contours offered a thousand places for whistling and buffeting to hide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The big bank found that spending was up strongly on entertainment and arts for the month, which its economists said underscored consumers’ appetite for experiences even with the economic headwinds buffeting Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The luxury sector is currently going through a challenging period for sales globally that is impacting many companies, but Hermes has been well-protected from the buffeting.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
Globalization was buffeting the region with other big changes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025
This suggested that the atomic interior was an electromagnetic maelstrom buffeting the particle on his journey, not a serene, solid pudding.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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